Daily Freeman Life Editor Ivan Lajara talks about journalism, living in the Hudson Valley, language, the Web, cats and even politics. But he shouldn't.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Nothing you can do about this

Route 209 in Kerhonkson.

There is a chimney on the side of Route 209 in Kerhonkson, right before you get to the light if you're coming from Kingston. It's covered with green leaves in the summer, orange ones in the fall and snow in the winter. It's also littered with political signs during election season.

But it alone demands and commands attention, as if it were saying, "I am here, and there's nothing you can do about it."